The CubCrafters CC11-160 Carbon Cub SS is an
ASTM
ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, an ...
certified
light-sport aircraft
A light-sport aircraft (LSA), or light sport aircraft, is a fairly new category of small, lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly. LSAs tend to be heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight (aka "microlight") aircraft, but LSA restrictio ...
based on the
Piper J-3 Cub manufactured by
Cub Crafters. It is modernized, with light-weight carbon fiber components and a engine.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 42. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
In January 2016 the Carbon Cub was named AVweb's "Airplane of the Year" for 2015.
Development
The Carbon Cub SS was originally named the "CubCrafters Super Sport Cub". In order to maintain certification under American Light Sport Aircraft limitations the maximum takeoff power is limited to five minutes.
Design
The Carbon Cub SS uses a carbon fiber spinner and air-induction scoop. The Carbon Cub weighs less than a
Piper PA-18 Super Cub. The carbon cowling weighs .
The fuselage is welded
SAE 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing with fabric covering. The wings are fitted with
vortex generators for low-speed flight control. Some models use a partial color on silver base coat paint job that weighs less than an all-color paint job.
The CC340 engine, based on the
Lycoming O-320, is developed with Engine Components International, Inc. (ECi),
[ Continental Motors, Inc. purchased Danbury Aerospace in 2015, of which Engine Components International, Inc. in San Antonio, Texas, was a division.] using dual electronic ignition and ECi O-320 cylinders.
The engine is rated at per hour fuel consumption at an cruise setting.
File:CC11-160 Carbon Cub.JPG, An early Carbon Cub SS on tundra tires
File:CubCrafters Fuselage.jpg, Fuselage of a CubCrafters Carbon Cub
File:24-8015 CubCrafters CC11-160 Carbon Cub SS (11471335156).jpg, Carbon Cub interior with an iPad (displaying an Australian VFR navigational chart)
File:Carbon Cub 55.JPG, Carbon Cub SS under maintenance
Variants
;
CubCrafters CC11-100 Sport Cub S2
The Cub Crafters CC11-100 Sport Cub S2 is a high-wing, tandem-seat, conventional landing gear–equipped, tube-and-fabric light-sport aircraft built by Cub Crafters. The aircraft certified to ATSM standards for the FAA's Light Sport Category and ...
:An O-200 powered
LSA variant
;
CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX
:An experimental kit variant of the Carbon Cub SS with a gross weight of .
[Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851]
Specifications (Carbon Cub SS)
References
External links
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